The pulsing heart of a team that exceeded expectations last season by winning 48 games and pushing the two-time defending champion Warriors to six games in the first round of the playoffs, Beverley encapsulates the Clippers’ blacktop mentality.

*Amir Coffey, F, 6-8, 210, Minnesota, 22

Coffey went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft before signing a two-way contract with the Clippers. The Minnesota native, who played three seasons at the University of Minnesota, averaged 14.8 points and shot 43 percent from the field during summer league play.

Paul George, F, 6-9, 220, Fresno State, 29

The arrival of a six-time NBA All-Star immediately helped establish the Clippers as a championship contender. The Clippers acquired the Palmdale native in a blockbuster trade that sent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari and a record-setting number of future draft picks to Oklahoma City.

JaMychal Green, F, 6-9, 277, Alabama, 29

A versatile weapon, Green proved he can stretch the floor at power forward or as a small-ball center in the Clippers’ playoff series against the Warriors, when he shot 53.5 percent (23 of 43) from the floor, including 52.2 percent (12 of 23) from 3-point range.

Moe Harkless, F, 6-9, 200, St. John’s, 26

Known for his stingy defense, Harkless arrived from Portland via Miami as part of a four-team trade. The Clippers hope he can regain his 2017-18 shooting form, when he hit 41.5 percent of his 3-point attempts before that percentage dipped to 27.5 percent last season.

Montrezl Harrell, C, 6-8, 240, Louisville, 25

Third in Sixth Man of the Year voting last season, Harrell spent this summer working on adding a mid-range jumper to a willful arsenal that last year accounted for 16.6 points per game off the bench on 61.5 percent shooting.

Mfiondu Kabengele, C, 6-10, 250, Florida State, 22

On NBA Draft Night, the Clippers traded a 2020 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Kabengele, the 27th selection. The nephew of Dikembe Mutumbo, Kabengele began his college career as an unheralded recruit before emerging as a star off the bench for a Seminoles team that reached Elite Eight.

Kawhi Leonard, F, 6-7, 230, San Diego State, 28

The former Riverside King High star leveled the NBA playing field by choosing the Clippers in free agency over the Lakers and the Toronto Raptors, whom he’d just led to their first NBA championship – and Leonard’s second. He is a two-time NBA Finals MVP, three-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA first-team selection and two-time Defensive Player of the Year honoree.

Terance Mann, G, 6-7, 215, Florida State, 23

The Clippers have high expectations for the 48th overall pick in this summer’s NBA Draft, whom they are asking to play point guard for the first time since high school. In four collegiate seasons, Mann never averaged more than 2.5 assists per game.

Rodney McGruder, G, 6-4, 200, Kansas State, 28

The Clippers claimed the gritty McGruder off waivers last April after he was let go by the Miami Heat, the team with which he’d finally found a home after an arduous journey that included stops with several G League teams and a season playing in Hungary.

*Johnathan Motley, F, 6-10, 230, Baylor, 24

In 2018, Motley became the first player on a two-way contract to be traded to another team when the Clippers acquired him from the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks’ G League affiliate. After earning recognition as an All-NBA G League second-teamer for his play with the Agua Caliente Clippers and averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 22 appearances with the L.A. Clippers last season, he re-signed on a two-way deal this summer.

Patrick Patterson, F, 6-9, 230, Kentucky, 30

A free-agent signee, the Clippers hope the veteran will add experience and depth as a serviceable stretch-4. A career 45 percent shooter from the floor, Patterson shot a career-worst 37.4 percent last season in 63 games for Oklahoma City.

Jerome Robinson, G, 6-5, 190, Boston College, 22

After the Clippers drafted him 13th overall in 2018, Robinson was slowed early by a foot injury and split his rookie season bouncing between the G League’s Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario and the NBA team in L.A.

Landry Shamet, G, 6-5, 190, Wichita State, 22

The former Wichita State point guard could again find himself in the role of a facilitator in his second NBA season. As a rookie, the Clippers plugged him in at starting shooting guard after they acquired him from the Philadelphia 76ers at the trade deadline.

Lou Williams, G, 6-1, 175, South Gwinnett (Ga.) High School, 32

“The Underground G.O.A.T.” became the NBA’s career leader in points off the bench last season and won his second consecutive Sixth Man of the Year trophy – and third overall. In a sign of appreciation, the Clippers guaranteed Williams’ $8 million salary for 2020-21, a full season ahead of schedule.

Ivica Zubac, C, 7-1, 240, Croatia, 22

After being traded from the Lakers at the trade deadline last season, Zubac saw his minutes and production increase. He started 25 of 26 regular-season games with the Clippers and averaged career-highs in points (9.4) and rebounds (7.7) before re-signing this offseason on a four-year, $28.51 million deal.

* = two-way contract player: NBA teams may have up to two players under two-way contracts who will spend the bulk of the season playing in the NBA G League and no more than 45 days with their NBA team.

Mirjam Swanson covers the Clippers, the NBA and the LA Sparks for the Southern California News Group. Previously, she wrote about LeBron James and the rest of the Dream Team at the 2004 Olympics (where, yes, they took bronze), Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open on one leg, and had a tour reporting on city government, education and the occasional bear in a backyard.

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